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BREAKING NEW GROUND presents exciting movies issuing from the effervescent Romanian film industry. Very popular and extremely talented actors and directors will come and join us for the festival: director Nae Caranfil (Closer to the Moon), actress Ela Ionescu (The Unsaved), director Dan Chisu and actress Ioana Flora (Deja Vu), actors Victor Rebengiuc and Mariana Mihut (Forest of the Hanged), director Laurentiu Damian (Maria Tanase) and director Stere Gulea (I Am An Old Communist Hag).

DAN CHISU

For his latest film Déjà Vu he was a screenwriter, director, cameraman, actor and producer.

ELA IONESCU

She plays her first leading role as Maria in Cobileanski’s first feature film The Unsaved.

IOANA FLORA

For her latest role in Déjà Vu she received Best Actress Award from The Romanian Filmmakers Union.

LAURENTIU DAMIAN

He directed more than 100 documentary films, short films and features, for which he has received important awards.

MARIANA MIHUT

Mariana Mihut is one of the best known actresses in Romanian theatre and film.

NAE CARANFIL

His movie Filantropica (2002) was a prize winning critical success, and gave him the reputation of the best Romanian director of the 1990s.

STERE GULEA

STERE GULEA is a well known director and respected civil society activist.

ALEXANDRU BACIU

He works mainly as a scriptwriter, and his features have been selected in major film festivals, such as Cannes, Locarno or New York.

ANDREEA VASILE

ANDREEA VASILE has a master's degree in acting, her credits include Film, Theatre and Television.

FLORENTINA ONEA

FLORENTINA ONEA has been one of the most decorated producers in Romanian cinema.

TOMA CUZIN

He is a very popular actor in Romanian TV series, he has a long list of screen credits to his name.

VICTOR REBENGIUC

VICTOR REBENGIUC is an award-winning Romanian film and stage actor, renowned as a civil society activist.